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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The two Houses of Congress do not
quite agree on the Canadian retaliation
bill. The Senate bill restricted the presi.
dent to the exclusion of Canadian vessels
from our ports, which is probably all that
is necessary. The House bill passed after
the Senate bill had been rejected by a
party vote, goes further by giving the pres
ident power in his discretion to stop Can
adian railway traffic as well as marine
trade with the United States. The two
measures will probably go to a Confer
ence committee, which will be able no
doubt to report bill which will be
adopted by both Houses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The German singer, Herr Nemann, in
relating some of his experiences in Amer
ca, said being Berliner, am accus-
toned to expect that every other man l
meet is an officer or soldier. | was very
anxious to see a real American soldier and
made every possible effort to catch a
glimpse of one, but in vain Think of it
Fifty millions of people and only $4,000
soldiers to support. Herein lies the wealth
of the country. Prussia is poor country
She has to give all her treasures for rifles
and powder. The standing army is her
ruin. Not till France has been crushed
and the army disbanded will Germany
prosper"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

James Russell Lowell, like a provdent
preacher who fills his satchel with inter
changeable sermons whenever he takes a
trip away from home, had, fortunately,
two lectures with him on his recent visit
to Chicago. Before he faced his audience
he became painfully aware of the fact that
he could not talk mugwumpery to them,
so he switched off into the peaceful regions
of literary criticism. Here is Il good exam
pie for the mugwumps. Let them drop
politics and go into literature and they
will save themselves lots OF trouble.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

presidents Interpretation would naturally
and even necessarily govern the practical
administration of the act by the pension
bureau. That bureau, we may fairly as
sumo, if the bill had become law, would
have granted pensions under it to the par
TALLY disabled and partially dependent, as
well as TO those wholly so. The burden ON
the treasury, under such an Interpretation
and administration would be so large
that it seemed to us-aside from the new
and questionable principle of the bill
that Congress might as well try again
and see if bill could not be prepared less
open to official misconstruction. II there
was really no danger Of such misconstruc.
ton OF course it would have been a differ
ent case. The FREE PRESS Yields To no
person or paper in appreciation of the SER
vices and sympathy for the sufferiuus of
the veterans of the war; and it Will never
oppose any properly guarded measure for
their benefit. To sweeping measures
which put on the same plane the man
who fought and suffered and the man
who did neither, and provide for all alike
provided they are now poor-there cannot
fail to he objections and large number
OF the best republican papers, of leading
eX-soldlers, and of philanthropic and pa
triotic citizens, have supposed that the de-
pendent pension bill was open to such OBJ
lection. If Mr.. Stewart is right they
and we could not have fairly understood
the hill
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The New York railroad commission is
to be commended for its prompt action on
the question of safe car heating and light
ing. The commission has reported a bill
providing that after January /, 1SSS, mo
passenger car on any steam railroad in
the State shall be heated by stove or
heater which is not so constructed as to
prevent the car taking fire in any circum-
stances" This bill if it becomes a law
will leave the method of heating to the
discretion of the railroad companies, but
will etfectually exclude the car stove.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The country people about Sioux Falls,
OAK, dressed up in their Sunday best, the
other day, piled into their family wagons,
and rode to town with as much eagerness
as though they were going to see circus
And the cause of all this excitement was
what the first bale of hay ever seen in
that section, which had just arrived from
the East
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

1t has been threatened that President
Cleveland would again nominate Mat.
thews of Albany to be recorder of the dis
trict OF Columbia; but instead he has
nominated another colored man, j. NJ.
Trotter for the position. OF course Mr..
Trotter is a democrat, and probably an
offensive partisan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04
What About the National Banks

The Forty-Nnth Congress is on the eve
of adjournment, and, like its predecessors
it has done nothing for the perPetuation of
the national banking system. The re
demption of government bonds is rapidly
proceeding. There are only $47,OOO0O IN
three per cent bonds remaining and, as
Judge Trenholm, the comptroller of the
currency, showed in his statement last
month, when the remainder of these
bonds are called in, there will be reduc-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

Mr.. Stewards opinion, on any matter of
this sort, it is not necessary to say, always
has great weight with us; for we know
that he gives careful consideration to any
subject on which he takes decided ground.
AS regards the attitude of this paper, our
readers will bear us witness that we en-
pressed no opinion unfavorable to the de
pendent pension bill, before its passage.
When, however, the president, in his veto
message, expressed his official judgment
that the language of the bill would fairly
entttle all honorably discharged soldiers
who served three months, and who We're
even partially disabled or partially Deepen
dent on Others to pensions of twelve dol
lars month, the same as those entirely
disabled and dependent, it seemed to us
that the eXpediency Of the bill became
open to serious question, and we did not
hesitate to say so. In so doing we criti-
cised as sharply rs any one has done, the
presidents Inconsistency in approving the
Mexican bill and disappearing this bill ;
and his evident want of sympathy with
the Union veterans of the war.
But it seemed to us that the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The Senate has passed the House bill
promoting the agricultural bureau into a
department and making the commissioner
a full cabinet officer. With the addition
OF the signal service bureau and the
weather bureau to this department, it
may well be elevated to the dignity of a
portfolio.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The following sentence occurs In Mr..
Howells's discussion of the characteristics
of recent poetry, in Harper's Editors
Study"
Lord Tennyson might be hastily sup
posed to be trying to make us think it had
been, or ought to have been, very little,
in his echo of "Locksley Hall Sixty Years
After"
AS a specimen of English composition
this is rasping enough to confirm Mrs.
Howell's remark that heI husband writes
as a man saws wood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

While the walking delegates and man
ayers of the knight of Labor are feather
ing their nests workingmen who support
them SILVER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The Dominion government threatens to
give Roland for an Oliver. 1t is report.
ed from Ottawa that Canada will impose
duty of 10 per cent on all articles I'm.
ported from the United States, by way of
offsetting the recent retaliatory action at
Washington. This would, of course
amount to a practical exclusion of all
American products from the Dominion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

London letters say that events in Ire
land forbode serious trouble. A sort of
government headquarters has been estab-
lished at Loughrea, Galway county, and a
gunboat has been sent to Dingle, in couu-
ty Kerry, with troops to cooperate in the
wholesale evictions Lord Cork threatens
on his property in Bodyke, county Glare.
On the other hand the people have armed
themselves with pixies and Snider rifles,
and have barricaded their houses thrown
obstacles across the roads, broken down
the bridges and are preparing for de
fence of their homes against the large
force that is being concentrated in the 10
cality. Tenants elsewhere are also pre-
pairing for resistance, though nowhere on
so extensive scale as at Bodyke. We
may soon hear of serious collision between
the populace and the troops.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

1t is reported that the cholera is prevail
ing in South America. 1t mas appeared in
Uruguay, Paraguay and Chilli; and the
mortality in the province of Aconcagua is
said to be very great. Precautions should
be taken to prevent the spread of the dis
ease northward
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania has
just lost son, by illness caused as the
doctors say, by the bad plumbing of the
executive mansion at Harrisburg. A like
sad misfortune, it will be remembered,
befell Governor Pattison when he occupied
the same house. 1t would seem to be high
time for the State authorities TO set force
of plumbers at work on this State death
trap.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The FREE PRESS intimates that the com
mission has understated the number of
the dead.-Rutland Herald.
We have discovered no such intimation
in the FREE PRESS. The FREE PRESS, in
its brief comment on the commissioners
report, accepted their statement on this
point without the slightest question said
that it was plain that the commissioners
had secured evidence of the safety of all
the passengers on the train save those in
clnded in the lists of killed and wounded
and expressed sincere thankfulness that
the number of fatalities had proved fewer
than the doctors and the officials of
the road at first supposed. 1t would be
as truthful for us to impute such an init
nation to the Hcrdld as it is for the Her.
dld to impute 1t to the FREE PRESS. The
HCrdld adds
We feel like echoing Brother SWANS
remarks that it is exceedingly fortunate
for all concerned that there was a rail
road commission to investigate that cal
amity.
In echoing Brother SWANS remark the
Hcr0ld would echo a previous remark OF
the FREE PRESS to the same effect
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

Congressman Stewart and Grout both
voted to pass the dependent pension bill
over the presidents veto.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

Many of our readers will be sorry to see
that the health of Mrs. Phelps is mention
ed as the cause of the visit of United States
Minister Phelps and Mrs. Phelps to Italy,
and will pray that the change will prove
Immediately beneficial to her.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The imported boodler has finally infect
ed the Montreal board of aldermen. We
feared it would be so.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

AS long as burning accidents occur, like
the latest one in California, by which
four persons were burned to death, the
car-stove will continue to be subject of
burning interest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The mammoth steamer Great Eastern
has been sold once more, for f26, 600. Her
late owner paid only $4,000 for her, and
ne is declared to have cleared upward of
10000 by exhibiting her at various
places
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The vagaries of the weather, this winter,
in various lands and regions, have been
beyond all understanding or precedent.
During the fore part of the season, every
cold spell seemed to cover the country and
was felt in Florida, almost as distinctly,
though, of course, not so severely as in
Vermont. For the last six weeks, how
ever, while billiards. and severe cold snaps
have prevailed at the North, and winter is
everywhere holding its grip, without re-
Taxation, the spring has been remarkably
early in the South. In Florida the mer
curry has ranged from SO to 90 in the
shade, right along, and summer, tine resi-
dents say, has come to stay. In Europe
the winter has been marked by unusual
falls of snow and, on the 18th of Febru
airy, heavy fall of snow took place II
Rome-something not known there in ovel
thirty years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

pete with the Old World in the line of
earthquakes. Compared with the earth
quake in Italy, the Charleston affair was
a mere ripple.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

Missouri is threatened with the dis
bandment of her citizen soldiery through
the action OF the State Legislature in re-
fusing to pay the regiments which did
such important service during the great
strikes. The Missouri Legislature has pur-
sued very niggardly policy toward its
militia
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

Burlington still holds her place as a re
publican city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The Connecticut Legislature celebrated
Washington's birthday by performing a
solid days work. This is so unlike Leg
islatures that we can't help make a note
of the fact.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The Standard OH company is great
corporation. There is no denying the fact
that one reason why it mas so much money
is because 1t has so much brains. Its
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The suppressed letter of Mayor Abram
5. Hewitt to the Young Mems Democratic
club of Brooklyn is published. In it Mr..
Hewitt declares that unless the democratic
party at once absolutely disowns all APP
proval of the secret organizations which
undertake to usurp the functions of the
law and destroy the free agency of the
citizen it will perish as it ought to do. He
says it is true that Democrats holding
very high positions have coquetted with
this new and dangerous element in poll
tics and even attained Office by submit.
ting to the humiliation of an apparent en-.
doIsement of the false and dangerous
doctrines which have been put in practice
at such fearful cost within the present
month. But he maintains that the party
must condemn these socialist and anarch-
list doctrines, or it will surely 90 down.
Mr.. Hewitt is more than half right.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

Mr. Moody is about to erect in Chicago
building to cost $3.50, 600, for the training
of Christian workers. The money is given
by wealthy Chicago residents, and has
been nearly all secured. It.is proposed to
inaugurate the same system in other large
cities, if successful in Chicago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

Some of the habits of the original in
habtants of this country seem to have
descended to their successors, at least in IA
modified form. A Reading, Pa. woman
was recently attacked in the yard of the
house in which she lives, in the centre of
the city. bya man who quickly overpower-
ed her and cut of her heavy brown tresses
closes to the head. This Is the third case
of hair "lifting" that has Mortified the in
habitants of Reading within few weeks
They may have to send for Gen. Miles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

The earthquake in Italy and France,
early Wednesday morning, extended
along the northern Mediterranean coast
line, beginning at Marseilles, along the
Riviera to Cannes and Nice, and thence to
the Gulf of Genoa. Northward the con
cussons were felt at Milan and Geneva.
At Nice the houses swayed to and fro like
cradles, the walls cracked, and the entire
population, men, women and children
rushed frantically into the streets in their
nightdresses Several villas crumbled and
one lady was killed outright and another,
a countess, was fatally injured. On the
heights around Cimiez 1000 Americans,
English and Russians are encamped, the
military authorities having placed tents at
their disposal, and the greatest alarm eX-
lists throughout the wide area affected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

latest scheme is to elude the interstate
commerce law, by extending its system of
pipe lines. 1t intends to make a grand
drainage plot of the United States, dis
tributing its oil pipes all over the country,
and dscharging its goods at all important
points of consumption. The company is
good both at pipe-laving and log-rolling,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

ments, built by the survivors of the 124th
and the 157th New York regiments. The
commissioners also recommend that a
conspicuous monument be erected by the
State on the field in honor of the 800 un-
known dead who belonged to New York
regiments and who are buried there. The
bill fixes the price for each regimental
monument at $500 and appropriates the
following sums $4,000 for a memorial
structure to the memory of the officers
and men who fell during the battle $780,.
600 for regimental monuments; $4,000 to
procure sites $4,000 to compensate engi-
neers, surveyors and agents.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-06-23

THE LYNCHING.-That the lynch
ing Of Benjamin Hance was in de-
fance OF law cannot be denied. Who
among US, however, can say that had
the injured girl been our relative, we
too. would not have been law-breakers?
Good citizens deplore the crime that
begot the outbreak but in their hearts
none condemn the father, brother and
husband who defends tie honor OF his
family and wreaks vengeance upon
anyone who dares insult and assault
his kins.women. The Baltimore S'oi,
of the Goth instant, in an editorial
expresses the following opinions:
The hanging of Benjamin Hance,
colored, by a mob in st. Mary's coun-
ty for feloniously assAulting young
lady in that county is greatly to be
regretted, a are all such acts OF
violence, which tend to lower the
majesty of the law and to encourage
lnfractions Of the peace and good order
Of the community. The lynching is
said to be the first that has eve: taken
place in St. Mary's county, and 1t IS
to be hoped that it will be the last.
From the admission said to have been
made by the prisoner Just before
death, his crime would seem to have
neen OF more henious character than
the attempted assault with which he
was formally charged; but even If this
u.Gs lbs 0ala. his fuIlt might Aaye
msut meted ont to him by legal
methods. On the other hand, the
lvncling NAV be regarded as In part
at least the fruit of the prolonged
DELAYS in the case of Biscoe, twice
convicted in the Charles County Court
al a murder committed year ago
within the jurisdiction of st. Mary :
county. but not yet punished for his
crime. In his case the delay, although
perhaps justitiable from a technical
standpoint. has had most irritating
effect upon the public mind both in
Charles and st. Mary counties, owing
II the horrible nature OF the crime,
the overwhelming evidence against
the prisoner and the great cost Of the
trials The case Of Biscoe aud also
the desire to save the young lady as
sAa,ted by Hance from the mortiica-
tiou Of appearing in the witness box
seem to have been the chief consider
ations which prompted the lynching
at Leonardtown. But. however great
the agSravating causes for interference,
the act cannot be justified, and those
who took part in it have no occasion
to congratulate themselves on having
wreaked vengeance on criminal who
WAS already within the grasp Of the
law, and would have received due
punishment.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-06-23
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

Tn PG RSU ANCE Of the recommendation
1 0f the Democratic State Central Commit
toe, the Democratic voters Of 81. Mary's
county arg hereby requested 10 assemble in
Primary Meetings ut the usual places Of
holding said meetings in the several Elec-
ton Districts 81 Si. Mary's county, on
SATURDAY, July 1G, 1887, at o'clock,
Pm,
for the PURPOSE If selecting ten delegates
from each district % represent them in a
County Convention a. I've held in Leonard
town on
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1887,
~ II NJ: uT,On which Convention will de-
volve the duty Of selecting three delegates
81 represent ST. Mary's county IN the
Democratic State Convention 10 be held in
baltimore city
ON WEDNESDAY, JULY -, 1881,
ut y NJ. for the purpose of nominating one
candidate for Governor Of Maryland, one
candidate for Comptroller =! the Treasury,
and one candidate for Attorney General of
the State.
And also for the purpose of nominating
a County ticket, viz: two candidates for
Members Of the House Of Delegates, one
candidate for States Attorney, three can
didaies for Judges Of the Orphans Court,
one candidate for Sheriff, one candidate for
Surveyor and five candidates for County
Commissioners Of St Mays county.
BY order Of the Committee.
JOSEPH II. KEY,
WIN. :. COPPAGE.
June & 1sS7-td.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-06-23

McSSrS. Editors Tho taxes laid upon
the taxpayers of this county are 81 onerouS
tina, any additional burthcn Of that kind
very naturally creates excitement in the
public mind; and this excitement, until ~
Election prevails, is apt t. cause demonStra-
lions unworthy ola law abiding commu-
nifty. IL appears We have all this in con-
sequence oG the trial of RiScoe, charged
with the number Of Dixon. The DELAY in
the ease tit should IL rcColleCte,D is the
t''e's dsh'y. II very hcncvolently and just
~ gives all the time necessary fora full and
impartial trial, According to the rules laid
down 10y itself, Of iellow-creature whose
life depends upon the final insult. 4 wri-
ter who signs himself Justice and APP
parrntly represents very respectable por-
ton II our county, expresses himself thus
sirnncly-"rhc great wrong that has been
dome {" the community NJ large in the de
lay ot the execution NJ the murderer can
not h ovcrcStimatcd We indulge the hope
that At an early day the remaining counsel
will follow the example NJ Senator Edclcn
in abandoning the defense" Now, rs
sail before, the delay is that Of the law
which the people themselves have made
and which throws its jsH ,tgis over every
citizen before his life shall be sacrificed 10
its justice. These laws and delays attend
ing them are Us old Is Magma Charta and
haze bccn sanctioned by the calm and con-
sidcratc Judgment Of every wise statesman
and lawyer since that time. both in Eng
land and America The great wrong 10
the whole community cannot be oyercsti-
mated" ii the least brrach should De made
in these laws. and the rules laid down by
them. which give just aud benevolent de.
Iense 81 life aud liberty. The Courts and
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-06-23

wia sell al public sale ON TUESDAY,
the sSih of June, 1857. AZ my residence, adj
joining Boyd's saloon, In Leonarsiown, =
lot Of Government Brides, Camp keiiles
and Mess Pans Now is your time for
cheap cooking pans and kettles. Also. oi-e
heavy Singer Sewing Machine.
J. l.. CONNELLEY.
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